In her affidavit, the ex-deputy prosecutions head argues that her removal was unconstitutional
The records of who funded the CR17 campaign have been at the heart of a furious spat between the president and the public protector
High court says public protector’s failures when probing Gupta-linked project "impacted on the rights of the poor and vulnerable in society”
As deputy judge president says contentious court records should be handed directly to his chambers, Mkhwebane’s lawyers file in the registrar’s office
The high court’s order on Part A was a mere formality after all the parties agreed. The real fight is yet to come
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
Pretoria high court finds that it is reasonable for the president to await the outcome of a court process before taking action against the minister
The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”
The public protector says an interim order to prevent the release of her report is ‘an intrusion by courts’
This follows a letter from the NDPP to Mkhwebane asking whether there was a ‘misunderstanding’ about the mandates about of their respective offices
‘The public protector has strayed,’ says the president in his court papers asking her report on Bosasa’s donation to the CR17 campaign be set aside
“The Public Protector has strayed,” says the President in his court papers.
The public protector will appeal a damning judgement on Monday, accusing the judge of an ‘unbecoming’ use of language, as well as other failings
Some of the reasoning of Judge Sulet Potterill is relevant for one of the cases between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Public Protector
The opposition party has sought to enter into litigation scheduled for the week ahead
After the Constitutional Court judgment against her, removing Mkhwebane from her position is the obvious next step. But it is a difficult process
The case — heard in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday — was Part A in Gordhan’s bid to set aside the Public Protector’s ‘rogue unit’ report
The judgment is a boost for Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan who is litigating against Mkhwebane in two separate cases
Mkhwebane now faces four separate and highly political court cases on three of her reports
After detailing donations to Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign, Mkhwebane says her preliminary view is that there was a risk of “state capture” by donors
Next week the high court will be asked to decide how easy it is to interdict the public protector
The president says any disciplinary action he takes would “necessarily have to be informed” by the court’s decision
The Public protector has filed court papers in the Sars “rogue unit” case by the Public Enterprises Minister
The president said his court case is “unfortunate” and a “measure of last resort”
The former deputy Sars commissioner has filed court papers supporting Pravin Gordhan
The revenue services’ so-called ‘rogue unit’ has been investigated by several bodies, but a court is the right place to put an end to the saga
The public protector said on Thursday she was disappointed by the ‘personal insults’ in Pravin Gordhan’s court bid against her
Gordhan wants the court to declare that Mkhwebane acted in breach of her constitutional duties and was dishonest or reckless in making her findings
An NPA review panel of four prosecutors found the authorisations for the charge — by Abrahams and Jiba — were invalid
Judge says false allegations of corruption are “among the most serious and egregious”
State argues that it is important for the law to treat important public officials the same as everybody else
This prevents any action against Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti until the dispute has been fully argued in court